Proposed draft Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill 2005.

[Guest guest]

Hon'ble Prime Minister,

 

 

Let me appreciate your move to save the Tigers and setting up of Special task

force to go into details of divindling number of Tigers in forests. The wildlife

protection Act and Indian forest Act needs to be enforced with more sincere

efforts if we really want to conserve our forests and wildlife. The proposed

Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill 2005 contravenes and debars

the provisions of the Indian Forest Act of 1927, Wildlife Protection Act of 1972

and Forest Conservation Act of 1980.

 

 

 

The proposed Bill is nothing but a licence to destroy the forests and wildlife.

The Bill proposes to distribute forest land @ 2.5 hectares per nuclear family,

to be used for habitation or self-cultivation for livelihood needs. But, there

is no nuclear family concept among tribes. Total forestland in India is only 20%

or 68 million hectares, out of which less than 17% has thick forest cover. India

has to save the remaining forest cover and try to increase it to 33%. This Bill

will do the opposite. 8.16 % of India’s population is tribal. 2.5 hectares to

each family mean 50 million ha or 73.52 % of India’s forest land. The Bill also

gives tribals access to biodiversity, in contradiction to the provisions of the

Biodiversity Act of 2002; rights in perpetuity; promises the conversion of

pattas or leases or grants of forest lands to titles and forest villages to

revenue villages. This will be the end of Indian forests and wildlife, and

tribals will not be benefited, as this will like

killing the goose at one go. Moreover the tribals have been exploited by Forest

Mafia, Wildlife smugglers, corrupt officials and so on.

 

Water is basic requirement for all the living being .The rivers of India

originate in the forest. Destruction of the forests will cause large-scale water

pollution and depletion of its resources leading to water crisis.

I do not oppose providing help to tribals, who live very close to nature.

Tribals need livelihood based on their skills and traditional knowledge. They

can be helped to improve their lives by providing employment as Forest keepers

or forest guards, helpers etc. and if they want to pursue agriculture, give them

good, productive revenue land.

 

Please do not permit this Bill to be passed by the Indian Parliament.

Thanking you,

 

Yours Sincerely,

 

 

 

(Dr. Sandeep K.Jain)

 

Former Member,

 

Animal Welfare Board of India.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr.Sandeep K.Jain

 

 

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Proposed draft Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Forest Rights)

Bill 2005.

 

 

 

 

Hon'ble Prime Minister,

 

 

Let me appreciate your move to save the Tigers and setting up of Special task

force to go into details of divindling number of Tigers in forests. The wildlife

protection Act and Indian forest Act needs to be enforced with more sincere

efforts if we really want to conserve our forests and wildlife. The proposed

Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill 2005 contravenes and debars

the provisions of the Indian Forest Act of 1927, Wildlife Protection Act of 1972

and Forest Conservation Act of 1980.

 

 

 

The proposed Bill is nothing but a licence to destroy the forests and wildlife.

The Bill proposes to distribute forest land @ 2.5 hectares per nuclear family,

to be used for habitation or self-cultivation for livelihood needs. But, there

is no nuclear family concept among tribes. Total forestland in India is only 20%

or 68 million hectares, out of which less than 17% has thick forest cover. India

has to save the remaining forest cover and try to increase it to 33%. This Bill

will do the opposite. 8.16 % of India’s population is tribal. 2.5 hectares to

each family mean 50 million ha or 73.52 % of India’s forest land. The Bill also

gives tribals access to biodiversity, in contradiction to the provisions of the

Biodiversity Act of 2002; rights in perpetuity; promises the conversion of

pattas or leases or grants of forest lands to titles and forest villages to

revenue villages. This will be the end of Indian forests and wildlife, and

tribals will not be benefited, as this will like

killing the goose at one go. Moreover the tribals have been exploited by Forest

Mafia, Wildlife smugglers, corrupt officials and so on.

 

Water is basic requirement for all the living being .The rivers of India

originate in the forest. Destruction of the forests will cause large-scale water

pollution and depletion of its resources leading to water crisis.

I do not oppose providing help to tribals, who live very close to nature.

Tribals need livelihood based on their skills and traditional knowledge. They

can be helped to improve their lives by providing employment as Forest keepers

or forest guards, helpers etc. and if they want to pursue agriculture, give them

good, productive revenue land.

 

Please do not permit this Bill to be passed by the Indian Parliament.

Thanking you,

 

Yours Sincerely,

 

 

 

(Dr. Sandeep K.Jain)

 

Former Member,

 

Animal Welfare Board of India.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr.Sandeep K.Jain

 

 

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